Donald Trump retweets Mussolini quote as he faces criticism over Ku Klux Klan comments

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Oklahoma City. Picture: AP Photo/Sue OgrockiSHAREShare on Facebook

• DONALD Trump is a smart businessman but he’s not above being tricked, as his bid to be the Republican presidential candidate is making him look increasingly “dumb” and “sad”.
  It has been a controversial weekend for Trump, who was criticised for failing to condemn the Ku Klux Klan and made an embarrassing misstep when he retweeted a Benito Mussolini quote.
  In recent months, academics and experts have been debating whether Trump is actually a fascist and the mogul didn’t help matters when he retweeted a quote from the Italian dictator this weekend.
  What’s even more embarrassing, is that the Twitter account was actually set up by Gawker to post quotes from the fascist, which it attributes to Trump. As one text exchange published to its site shows, the account was specifically set up in the hopes Trump would retweet one of the posts.
  When Trump was asked whether he wanted to be linked to a fascist dictator, he toldNBC’s Meet the Press: “I want to be associated with interesting quotes”.
  Adding to his woes, was his refusal to condemn the Ku Klux Klan during a separate interview with CNN’s State of the Union.
  The former grand wizard of the KKK, David Duke, and other white supremacist groups have implicitly endorsed Trump’s bid to be the Republican presidential candidate.
  Duke told his radio followers last week that a vote against Trump was equivalent to “treason to your heritage.”
  When asked what he thought of Duke’s recent comments, Trump said: “Just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke, OK?” he said.
  “I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists.”
  It was a turnaround from Trump’s previous comment last week when he said: “I disavow, OK?”, when asked about Duke’s endorsement.
  Sources: http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/donald-trump-retweets-mussolini-quote-as-he-faces-criticism-over-ku-klux-klan-comments/news-story/5703fa91ab30c437839e033098f7a22Share on Google+
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